Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 306 | 250 | 202 | 163 | 127 | 116 | 120 | 91 | 88 | 64 | 98 | 50 | 284 | 241 | 194 | 135 | 105 | 102 | 95 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.85m | 5:35AM1.88m | 5:56PM1.79m | 6:22AM1.85m | 6:43PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:23PM0.18m | 11:52AM0.24m | 00:10AM0.24m | 12:41PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 347 | 306 | 250 | 202 | 163 | 127 | 116 | 120 | 91 | 88 | 64 | 27 | 48 | 215 | 241 | 194 | 135 | 105 | 93 | 86 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 74 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 83 | 80 | 42 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 95 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 7 | S 6 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 14 | E 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 98 | 40 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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